My weather has been distinctly odd this past few weeks... enough so that 'Thunderstick' decided to rebloom (and 'Moment to Savour' tried to, with a bud stuck right down in the neck of the fan) and both my jonquils and a couple of my terrestrial orchids, which aren't supposed to appear for months yet, have decided to emerge way too early!



I've never had this happen before.

Something odd with the plants here too. It is supposed to be winter but my daffodils started coming up in January, the flowering quince bloomed in December, and my Daphne is about to go bloom crazy. All way ahead of schedule. Meanwhile my hellebores are behind schedule.

Joshua: Congrats on being the 1st to post a 2021 bloom here. I really thought it would be Daphne based on her year round rebloomers but yes, it makes sense that New Zealand could be having rebloomers right now. Thank you for sharing

Thanks Elsa. Yes, Australia and New Zealand could be experiencing rebloom at the moment, although 'Thunderstick' is not a rebloomer!

Joshua !So nice to see the first iris bloom of 2021!
Can't wait for many more to come this year!

Our weather is a bit like spring at the moment with the cooler temperatures and extra rain. I am not surprised that some irises are confused but I am surprised that it is your Thunderstick that decided to rebloom.

joshua. i had irises blooming earlier, but couldn't get them loaded so i gave up.

let's see if they'll load now.
'hyenasicle' #2 or 3 bloom. couldn't load earlier ones from last week.


other things blooming and ripening because the plants think it's spring.
eureka lemons

noid red cordyline fruticosa flowers

Deleted! Was supposed to be a text to my friend about meeting for coffee(lol). I wondered where it went(lol)

Daphne: How exciting for you...Your season has begun!!!

I think I have a ways to go still. Here are some pics:
Erlicheer Daff buds got hit as well as some other Daffs. I think they can handle it but we will see:

Hyacinths got hit. In the past, snow didn't phase them but this guy looks frozen solid.

I left the Seed bins uncovered since I hear they like cold and none had yet sprouted.

Iris beds...I had had some new tender growth but most had not started really growing yet.

thank you, elsa for the acorn.

yes, it's exciting, but i think it's going to be a strange season. not many of the iris are sending out very many leaves, and some of my best performers are looking rather sad. they look as tho' they're having fungal issues. i've got to spread more sulfur when i get some. in the meantime, i've got to do some 'comet' dusting.

Daphne: Oh that is sad. I sure hope you get fungal issue ID'ed and under control quickly!! I have received bad rhizomes from vendors twice before and it spread to others in the general area very quick. I was able to save most of the ones around through TLC but lost a few. Anyway, I feel your pain!

thank you elsa. i'm about to don a mask and head out the door to get those tasks completed.

More unexpected rebloom (although in this case 'Moment to Savour' didn't actually bloom in Spring, so what I think has happened is that this rhizome is now big enough and the weird weather of the past month has made it think it's Springtime):

Beautiful for a fall bloom.

a beauty, joshua.

nice! It may settle down next year.

tveguy3 said:Beautiful for a fall bloom.

I may have to add that one to my wish list!

Thanks all. It's one of my favourites, although isn't as vigourous for me as some of the others I have. It's bloomed in the past but clearly after I moved it, it decided to skip flowering last Spring. Wasn't expecting it to appear now!